The Year of the Whale

The Year of the Whale

Victor B. Scheffer

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The author, a natural scientist presents a fictional account, based on scientific data, of the first twelve months in the life of a sperm whale calf

Genres: NonfictionAnimalsNatural History

244 Pages

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